World wildlife populations fall 60%, koalas declining even faster
Global wildlife populations have fallen by 60% since 1970, but koalas are now declining at an even faster rate.
30 October 2018
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Australia’s first Business Renewables Centre launches
Large Australian organisations looking to switch to renewable energy will now be able to turn to Australia’s first Business Renewables Centre .
17 October 2018
Queensland prawn farm is first in Australia to gain gold standard sustainability certification
WWF-Australia congratulates Pacific Reef Fisheries in northern Queensland for being the first Australian prawn farm to gain certification by the Aquaculture...
17 August 2018
WWF-Australia Panda Labs wins prestigious innovation prize
WWF-Australia has been named as one of Australian Financial Review’s Most Innovative Companies.
31 July 2018
WWF: revised Reef 2050 Plan exposes Australia on climate change
WWF-Australia welcomed the increased focus on climate change – including the devastating consecutive coral bleaching events in 2016 and 2017 – in the revised...
20 July 2018
Major boost for one of Australia’s rarest reptiles
A major boost today for one of Australia’s rarest reptiles, the Western Swamp Tortoise, with an increase in the habitat available to the last self-sustaining...
1 June 2018
Backyard Barometer 2018: Environmental concern on the rise
The Backyard Barometer is the first report to track the nation’s attitudes towards the environment over a 20-year period.
24 May 2018
WWF-Australia calls for a whole-of-economy greenhouse gas scheme
When the National Energy Guarantee (NEG) was announced last year, WWF gave it the benefit of the doubt, despite the scant detail that supported this major...
20 April 2018
WWF-Australia: foreign donations Bill “still a mess & bad for wildlife conservation”
WWF-Australia CEO Dermot O’Gorman said the foreign donations Bill is “still a mess and bad for wildlife conservation”, despite changes recommended by a Federal...
10 April 2018
Federal plans to silence advocacy hit a snag
Today, the Hands Off Our Charities alliance will present political representatives with an open letter calling for the abandonment of laws that would silence...
28 March 2018
Shy albatross chicks a promising sign for an innovative conservation trial
Dozens of fluffy Shy Albatross chicks sitting on artificial nests are a promising sign for scientists behind an innovative plan to help the vulnerable species.
8 February 2018
WWF: Reef funding not enough to meet promise to the World Heritage Committee
WWF-Australia says the Federal Government’s announcement today of $60 million to protect the Great Barrier Reef is positive but nowhere near enough to meet...
22 January 2018